Latest NHL Lockout Rumblings on where things are headed after federal mediation leads to no progress

As the clock is ticking towards a second lost season in seven years, the NHL is still not close to getting back on the ice. Federal mediation, as expected, has yielded no progress this week in CBA talks between the NHL and NHLPA. "We are disappointed that the mediation process was not successful," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said today.

So where are things headed and when if any could we see a breakthrough in talks?